Situated on a promontory, the present-day church of Saint John and Saint Paul was built on the site of a chapel consecrated in 1615, when Cerniat was established as a parish, separate from that of Broc.

The church did not get a bell tower until 1811, but on Christmas night 1838, a fire broke out in the parish house and spread to the church, burning down the roof and roofing. The altars were saved. The building had to be completely rebuilt in 1893 to accommodate the growing number of parishioners. Like sixty other churches rebuilt in the second half of the 19th century in the canton of Fribourg, it was given a neo-Gothic style, with a strikingly high nave and lofty gallery, which was enlarged in 1952. A chapelle ardente was built in 1994 behind the baptismal font.

The high altar is surmounted by a statue of the Sacred Heart standing out from the central stained glass window of Saint Bruno, a reminder of the aid given to the parish by the Carthusian monks from the nearby monastery of La Valsainte. The church was restored in 1954 with a white rendering. The three stained glass windows in the choir were created in 1976 by Yoki, the stained glass artist Emile Aebischer from Fribourg, with the two patron saints on the left and right. The carved wooden Stations of the Cross are the work of Marsens sculptor Jean-Marc Gaillard (2001).

CHAPEL OF THE TRINITY

The parish of Cerniat also has a chapel dedicated to the Trinity. It was built in 1605 and last restored in 1986. It is located in Les Pelleys, towards the hamlet of Les Planches in the direction of Crésuz.

In collaboration with the municipality of Val-de-Charmey